The Foster High School Decathlon team has advanced to state and is competing this weekend, February 25-28 after finishing second in Region VI in the Medium School division.

Each team is composed of three levels of competitors: Honors students (“A” GPA), Scholastic students (“B” GPA), and Varsity students (“C” GPA). The students compete in 10 events: Essay, Speech, Interview, Math, Language and Literature, Music, Art, Science, Economics, and Super Quiz (History). In addition, each year has a theme, this year’s being “The French Revolution.”

Foster High’s Armando Ghinaglia had the highest individual score in the Honors Division and had the highest individual score in the entire competition. Ghinaglia claimed first in Art, Economics and Math, second in Language and Literature, Music and Science, and third in Essay, Interview and Super Quiz.

Molly McCarthy claimed the second highest individual score in the Honors Division, finishing first in Speech, second in Economics, Essay and Math, and third in Art and Language and Literature.

Several other FHS students placed well in the competition; the press release details a full description.

Lakemont wishes the Foster Decathletes well during this weekend’s competition!